Egg beater



Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WESSELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

EGG BEATER.

Application filed August 18, 1921, Serial No. 493,382. Renewed May S, 192e.

To ZZ yiii/10m it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE lllnssELL, a citizen of the United States, and residing' at Brooklyn. in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg' Heaters. of which the following' is a specification. such as will ena-ble those skilled in the art vto which it alipertains to make and use the same.

. This invention relates to what are known as. egg;- beaters. and the object thereof is to provide au improved device of this class which may be used for the purpose specified and for the purpose of beating' up, or bcating' up and minglingl other liquid or partially liquid or soft substances; a further object being` to provide a device of the class specified which is simple in. construction. efficient in use and comparatively inexpensive, and which will operate freely and smoothly and without the jolting, jarring* or locking of other devices of this class as sometimes constructed; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class specified. constructed and operated as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the followingspecification, of which the accompanyinpdrawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which z- Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved bea-ter partially in vertical section;

Fig. 2 a side view of part of my improved beater looking in the direction of the arrow 2` of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; and,

Fig'. t a detail View of a main drive wheel which I employ and showing parts of two gear wheels or sprocket wheels which operate in. connection therewith.

In the practice of my invention7 or in reducingthe same to practical form, I employ a main bottom frame member a., which is made from strong); heavy wire and is apiiroximately yoke-shaped or Usshaped in :term`r and is open at the top and closed at the bottom thus forming two side bottom frame members o2 on which the blade members b are mounted in the usual manner, and the general form of the bottom f'ame member a and the blade members b is Qld and well known and independent of the details of construction, hereinafter described. form no part of my invention.

The blade members b. are composed of separate vertically arranged parts b2 of the usual form, the tops of which are bent inwardly and overlap, and the side men'ibers a? of the bottom frame member a. are passed upwardly and through the overlapped top parts ofthe side bottom frame members aF". as clearly shown at c, and mounted ou and secured to the tops of the blades /i are `ear or sprocket wheels c2 which tolretirer with the blades 7) are rotatalile on the top parts of the side bottom frame members (z2, and said bott-om frame .members (L2 above the gear or sprocket wheels c! are bent inwardly as shown at (N and provided with upwardly directed eye mem bers a4'.

I also provide a reinforcing member cl which 1s yoke-shaped in form, and the side portions of which are provided with olfset bearings or anchoring portions ci: which partially surround or enclose the inwardly and upwardly directed parts a3 and at of the bottom side frame members a? above the gear or sprocket wheels o2 and below the eye members at I also provide a main top frame member c which is preferably formed from heavy sheet metal, the bottom portion of which consists of two parallel side members e2 between which is mounted a main gear or drive wheel The main rear wheel f is provided with a central tubular hub f2 and the side parts e2 of the top frame member c are provided with circular apertures e3 having inwardly directed sleeve bearing' members e4, and I also provide a crank device g by which the gear wheel is operated, and saidv crank device is provided with an arm g2 and a handle arm g3 on which a handle g4 'is mounted, and the arm g2 of the ycrank g is provided with a reduced portion g5 which is passed through the hub f2 of the wheel f and ,se-- cured therein or thereto.

The side members c2 of the top frame member e are carried or extended downwardly and are divided to form separate parts e5 which are folded upwardly, inwardly and downwardly around the offset bearings or anchoring,- portions Z2 of the part (Z, and in the construction shownv` rivets are passed through the eyes a and riveted in the side parts e2 of the main top frame members e and this construction including the part (l, the lower end portions of the side members c2 of the main top frame c and the top parts of the bottom of the side portions c2 of the main bottom frame member a securely binds the main and bottom and top frame members together and holds these separate parts of the device in proper position and prevents loose or vibratory movement thereof in the operation of the beater.

The main gear or drive wheel f is composed of sheet meta-l and the outer edge portion thereof is provided with radially arranged teeth f3 on both sides thereof and corresponding and alternating` radial grooves f formed in or in connection with said wheel by stamping or other processes, and said wheel extends downwardly between the sprockets or c2 and the teeth of said gea-rs or sprockets engage with the teeth f3 on the opposite sides of the gear wheel f as clearly shown, and will be readily mide-rstood, and by turning the crank g the blade members o will be rotated as will also be readily understood.

The teeth and grooves f4 with which the gear wheel f is provided are elongated radially, and said teeth and grooves grad* ually diminish inwardly in transverse seetion, and the teeth of the gears or sprockets c2 are rounded to correspond with the side curves of the teeth f3 and grooves f* of the wheel and this insures a smooth and continuous operation of the blade-s b without any jolt or thereof, or interlocking of the gears or sprockets c2 and the main gear wheel f, and the construction herein shown and described also prevents any vertical movement of the blade members which movement is a great objection to some of the devices of this class, as now constructed. as it causes an interference or locking movement between the gears or sprockets c2 and the main drive wheel in such devices.

With my improvement the side portions e2 of the main top frame member c are bent inwardly above theI drive wheel f and se cured together in any desired manner to form a shank portion @6, the side portions of which are separated at e7 and bent outwardly and inwardly to form folded arms or handle supports es which are counter sunk in the bottom of a handle member L, and secured thereto by rivets, bolts or other devices h2.

It will be understood that the main drive wheel f operates between the side portions of the reinforcing` yoke-shaped device d. and the operation of my improved beater will be the same as that of others of its classi and while I have shown and described certain details of construction which l' cm- `ploy, my invention is not limited to such details, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made. within the scope of the appended claims. without depaitiimr from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Havingfully described my invention. what I claim as new and desire to sccurc by Letters Patent. is:--

l. A beater of the class described con|- prising a framework composed of separate top and bottom frame members secured lo- `s iether approximately centrally thereof, beatr blades rotatably mounted upon the bottom member of the framework. a` drivi` wheel rotatably mounted in connection with the top member of the framework and in operative connection with said beater blades. the upper ends of the bottom member bc ing' bent inwardly and upwardly and thc lower ends of tbc top member beingr fash ioned to receive the upper ends of the bottom member. and a reinforcingA yoke-shaped `nu-n'iber mounted in .keeiwrs at the lowcr ends of said top member and engaging the inwardly and upwardly bent ends ol' thc bottom member for securing said frame members together.

i\ beater of tbc class described comprisingry a frainework composed of separate top and bottom frame members secured ioeether approximately centrally thereof. beater bladesl rotatalily mounted upon thc bottom member of the framework. a drive wheel rotatably mounted in conucciion with the top member of the framework and in operative connection with said beater blades. the upper ends ol' thc bottom member being' bent inwardly and upwardly and the lower ends of thc top membci being' fashioned to rcceivc thc upper ends ol" the bottoni member. a reinforcing;` yokc-shaped member mounted in, keepers ai thc lower ends of said top member and cnlalc'ing' thc inwardly and upwardly bcnt cnds ol' thc bottom member for secur`nr r said frame members together. thc cnds of said bottom frame member beiner provided above said yoke-shaped member with eyes. and means passed through said eyes for securing the saine to said top frame member.

3. A beater of theclass described comprising a framework composed of separate top and bottom frame members secured together approxin'iately centrally thereof. beutel' blades rotatably mounted upon thc bottom member of the framework. a drive wheel rotatably mounted in connection with the top member of the framework and in operative connection with said beater blades. the up per ends of the bottom member being bent inwardly and upwardly and the lower ends of the top member beine fashioned to receive the upper ends of thc bottom member. :i reinforeimtr yoke-shaped member mounted in keepers at the lower ends of said top lilo member and engaging the inwardly and upwardly bent ends of the bottom member for securing said frame members together, the ends ot' said bottom trame member being provided above said yoke-shaped member with eyes. means passed through said eyes for securing' the same to said top frame member, and a wooden handle member secured to the upper end of said top frame member.

4. A 'frame construct-ion for beaters oil the class described comprising top and bottoni 'trame menibers, the top frame member beingl composed of strip sheet metal and the lower end of which is approxii'nately yokeshaped in torni, the bottom frame member being composed oiE rod-like material and being yoke-shaped in form, the upper ends of said bott-om iframe member being bent` inwardly and upwardly, the lower ends of said top -frame member beingl provided with keepers. and means passedll through said keepers for holding said frame members tgether and for reinforcing the same where joined.

A frame construction for beaters ot the class described comprising top and bottom trame members, the top frame member being composed of strip sheet metal and the lower end ot which is approximately yokeshaped in form, the bottom frame member being Composed of rod-like material and being yoke-shaped in form, the upper ends oi said bottom frame member being bent inwardly and upwardly, the lower ends of said top iframe member being provided with keepers, means passed through said keepers for holding` said frame members together and i'or reinforcing the same Where joined, the ends of said bottom frame member beingl provided above said means with eyes, and means passed through said eyes for seeurii'ig the same to said top frame member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention l have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this th day of August. 19:21.

GPKJRGI WYESSELL. Witnesses:

C. E. MUminANY, Il. THoMPsoN. 

